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Mars gravity - High-resolution results from Viking Orbiter 2Doppler radio-tracking data have provided detailed measurements for a Martian gravity map extending from 30 deg S to 65 deg N in latitude and through 360 deg of longitude. The feature resolution is approximately 500 km, revealing a huge anomaly associated with Olympus Mons, a mascon in Isidis Planitia, and other anomalies correlated with volcanic structure. Olympus Mons has been modeled with a 600 km surface disk having a mass of 8.7 times 10 to the 21st grams.
Document ID
19790042155
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Sjogren, W. L.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
March 9, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 203
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
79A26168
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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